Alexander Duff

1822 - 1896  (74 years)

• Name	Alexander Duff
  Birth	1822	Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Estate worker
  Death	4 Aug 1896	Butter's Loan, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland   [1]
  		Death record of Alexander Duff
  Burial	Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Scotland
  	Section A, 314
  		Alexander and Catherine Edward Duff Balgay Cemetery Dundee, Scotland Section A, Plot 314
  		Alexander and Catherine Edward Duff
  		Alexander and Catherine Edward Duff (detail)
  Siblings	3 sisters
  1. Ann Duff,   b. 25 Mar 1819, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland   2. Margaret Duff,   b. cir 1820   3. Helen Duff,   b. 13 Mar 1821, Kinfauns, Perthshire, Scotland d. 8 May 1865, Pitrodie, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland  (Age 44 years)   4. Alexander Duff,   b. 1822, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland d. 4 Aug 1896, Butter's Loan, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland  (Age 74 years) ▻ Catherine Edward,  m. 16 Dec 1845
  Notes	Alexander Duff was listed as a farm servant at Ross, parish of Errol, Perthshire, on his marriage record, and his wife was a resident of Kinfauns. They were married by the Rev. David Black, minister of Kilspindie, at the parish manse. At the time of the 1841 census, both Alexander Duff and Catherine Edward were farm servants at Pitrodie Farm, in the parish of Kilspindie. Alexander's age was given as 17, and Catherine's as 20. At the time of the 1861 census (which gives his birthplace as Kinfauns), the family was living at Muirloch Cottages, parish of Fowlis-Easter, Perthshire, and Alexander's occupation was given as a ploughman. In 1871, the family was living on the Camperdown estate near Lochee, where Alexander was an estate laborer. He is listed on the property valuation rolls of 1871/2, appearing for the last time on the 1897/8 rolls. The property, owned by the Earl of Camperdown, was the cottage on Butter's Loan. At the time of the 1881 census, they were living at Butters Loan Cottage, Liff and Benvie, Lochee, and Alexander was again listed as an estate laborer. Living with Alexander and Catherine Duff were their children; James (railway laborer), Helen (jute factory worker), and Elizabeth (jute factory worker), and his mother, Jessie (Janet Will) Duff. In his death entry, he was described as a woodworkman. The information was given by his son, James Duff, of Wemyss Castle, Fife. In the marriage records of his daughter Elizabeth (1882) and his son Robert (1876), his occupation was given as forester.
  Person ID	I1498	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	10 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert Duff,   b. cir 1800, Perthshire, Scotland d. Aug 1824, Mains of Errol, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 24 years)
  Mother	Janet Will,   b. 1796, Pitrodie, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland d. 2 Jan 1888, Butter's Loan, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1819	Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Family ID	F551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Edward,   b. 17 Nov 1817, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland d. 29 Jan 1894, Butter's Loan, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland (Age 76 years)
  Census	1841	Pitrodie Farm, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland
  Marriage	16 Dec 1845	Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland   [2]
  Census	1851	Balruddery, Liff and Benvie, Angus, Scotland   [3]
  Census	1861	Muirloch Cottages, Fowlis-Easter, Perthshire, Scotland
  Census	1871	Liff and Benvie, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
  Census	1881	Liff and Benvie, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
  Census	1891	Liff, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
  Children	1. Charles Edward Duff,   b. 31 May 1844, Inchture, Perthshire, Scotland d. 8 Jul 1888, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA (Age 44 years)   2. James Duff,   b. 1846, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland d. 12 Nov 1911, Stonehead, Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland (Age 65 years)   3. Robert E. Duff,   b. 1848, Kinnaird, Perthshire, Scotland d. 17 Apr 1900, 28 Todburn Lane, St. Andrew, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 52 years)   4. Margaret Edward Duff,   b. 1850, Errol, Perthshire, Scotland d. 20 Jan 1932, St. Madoes, Perthshire, Scotland (Age 82 years)   5. Alexander Duff,   b. 1852, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 3 Jan 1922, Shorehead, Kettle, Fife, Scotland (Age 70 years)   6. David Duff,   b. 1854, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 25 Aug 1905, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 51 years)   7. Helen Duff,   b. 18 Nov 1856, Easter Ledyot, Lundie and Fowlis, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 24 Sep 1923, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 66 years)   8. Elizabeth Duff,   b. 22 Sep 1859, Muirloch, Fowlis Easter, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 14 Sep 1936, 38 Campbell Street, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 76 years)   9. Janet Will Duff,   b. 27 Jun 1862, Fowlis Easter, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 4 Dec 1927, Lochee, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F549	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1822 - Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland Census - 1841 - Pitrodie Farm, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland Marriage - 16 Dec 1845 - Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland Census - 1851 - Balruddery, Liff and Benvie, Angus, Scotland Census - 1871 - Liff and Benvie, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Census - 1881 - Liff and Benvie, Lochee, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Census - 1891 - Liff, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Death - 4 Aug 1896 - Butter's Loan, Lochee, Dundee, Scotland Burial - - Balgay Cemetery, Dundee, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	6 Photos
  	Alexander Duff.jpg
  	Camperdown House Home of the Earl of Camperdown, where Alexander Duff was an estate worker
  	Alexander and Catherine Edward Duff, c1876
  	Buttar's (or Butter's) Loan Cottage Pictured are Alexander Duff, Catherine Edward Duff, Helen Duff Moyes, and James Duff. The cottage's address is 42, Buttar's Loan, Dundee. It was later known as Wild Oak Cottage.
  	Camperdown (1878) Alexander Duff was an estate worker here at the time this picture was taken.
  	Camperdown Alexander Duff was an estate worker here at the time this picture was taken.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	10 Documents
  	Alexander Duff and Catherine Edward in the 1841 Census Alexander Duff and Catherine Edward were both listed in the 1841 census as farm servants at Pitrodie Farm, Pitrodie, Perthshire, Scotland, as was (possibly) Catherine's sister, Janet.
  	Marriage Record of Alexander Duff and Catherine Edward Married 16 December 1845 in Kilspindie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland Marriage is recorded in the records of Kinfauns Parish, Perthshire, Scotland
  	Marriage Record of Alexander Duff and Catherine Edward Marriage contracted 6 December 1845 and proclaimed 7 December 1845 Errol Parish, Perthshire, Scotland
  	Alexander Duff family in 1851 census Balruddery, Liff and Benvie, Angus, Scotland Balruddery House by Longforgan in Perthshire, Scotland, was designed by David Neave for James Webster circa 1820.
  	Alexander Duff family in 1861 census, page 1
  	Alexander Duff family in 1861 census, page 2
  	Alexander Duff on 1875-1876 Parliamentary Voters List
  	1882-1883 Dundee Post Office Directory
  	Alexander Duff family in 1891 census
  	Valuation Roll for the Burgh of Dundee for the Year 1871-1872 This valuation roll records Alexander Duff living at Butter's Loan, including the dwelling house and gardens. See Number 2460, item 5

  
  

  Postcards » Slide Show	2 Postcards
  	Balgay Park, Dundee, Scotland, North Gate Alexander and Catherine Edward Duff are buried in Balgay Cemetery along with other family members.
  	Balgay Park, Dundee, Scotland, North Gate (reverse)

  
  

  Maps » Slide Show	2 Maps
  	Kilspindie Parish, Perthshire, Scotland
  	Pitrodie Farm, Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

  
  

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  Camperdown House (9) Camperdown House was the home of the Earl of Camperdown. Alexander Duff was a worker at the estate from at least 1868, serving as a general laborer, forester, and coachman.

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] Statutory Register of Deaths, Scotland. [S22] Parish of Kinfauns (Old Parochial Register). [S567] 1851 Census, Forfarshire, Scotland.